Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Agrarian Development Act (No. 46 of 2000)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title  
   2.	   Paddy lands cultivated by a tenant cultivator to be offered for sale to tenant cultivators  
   3.	   Transfer and cession of rights of tenant cultivator  
   4.	   Exemption of paddy lands owned by temple from tenant cultivators rights,  
   5.	   Order determining the maximum extent of paddy land  
   6.	   Where the lessee of a paddy land should be deemed be a tenant cultivator  
   7.	   Right of tenant cultivators ; provision in regard to certain evicted tenants of paddy lands ; and restriction of eviction of tenants of paddy lands  
   8.	   Procedure for eviction  
   9.	   Rent to be determined by the Commissioner -general  
   10.	   Consequence of failure by tenant cultivator to pay rent  
   11.	   when rent is not payable  
   12.	   Time and place for paying rent and when rent commence to be in arrears  
   13.	   Tenant cultivator to inform landlord of the dates of harvesting and removal of paddy  
   14.	   To whom the rent is payable  
   15.	   Provision applicable when; rent is paid through the Agrarian Development Council to the landlord or to his authorized agent  
   16.	   Receipts to be given for payment of rent  
   17.	   Insert to be in paid on rent in arrears  
   18.	   Recovery of rent and interest in arrears  
   19.	   Fixing of compensation to be paid to the tenant cultivator  
   20.	   Application of Land Acquisition Act  
   21.	   Particulars of land to be submitted by landlord and the tenant cultivator  
   22.	   Duties of owner cultivator or occupiers relating to the cultivation and management of agricultural land,  
   23.	   issuing supervision orders  
   24.	   Compensation to be paid in respect of agriculture land which is not properly cultivated  
   25.	   Appointment of Supervision Committees  
   26.	   Issuing of order of dispassion  
   27.	   Cultivation of land subject to a dispute  
   28.	   The commissioner may decide that certain land is a paddy land  
   29.	   Identification of paddy lands which can be cultivated with paddy and other crops  
   30.	   Every paddy land which can be cultivated with paddy shall be utilised for the cultivation of paddy  
   31.	   The Commissioner-General and the officers to have the power to inspect agriculture land to find out the purpose for which such land is used  
   32.	   Using a paddy land for a purpose other than an agricultural cultivation without the permission of the Commissioner- General to be punishable  
   33.	   Filling up of paddy land or utilising paddy land for any purpose other than cultivation  
   34.	   Paddy lands should not be used for purpose of other than agriculture cultivation  
   35.	   Rent to be paid in respect of other agricultural crops  
   36.	   Permission given to obtain mineral resources in paddy land  
   37.	   Establishment of the Land Bank   
   38.	   Appointment of Commissioner- General. Additional Commissioner- General Deputy Commissioners Assistant Commissioners and Divisional  
   39.	   Establishment of Agrarian Tribunals  
   40.	   The decision of the Agrarian Tribunal  
   41.	   When the decision of an Agrarian Tribunal shall be executed  
   42.	   Right of Appeal  
   43.	   Establishment of Farmers Organisations  
   44.	   General may examine accounts of Farmers'   
   45.	   Farmers" Organisations to have the power to obtain loan facilities  
   46.	   Small groups or farmers  
   47.	   Farmers' Organisation to appoint a member to the Agrarian Development Council  
   48.	   Farmers' Organisation to assist the Agrarian Development Council  
   49.	   Fanners' Organisations to submit information of owner cultivators and occupiers to Agrarian Development Councils  
   50.	   Cancellation of Registration  
   51.	   Establishment of Agrarian Development Councils  
   52.	   Function of Agrarian Development Councils  
   53.	   Registers of Agricultural lands  
   54.	   Agriculturalists to give information to Agrarian Development Council  
   55.	   Survey of agriculture land  
   56.	   Recovery of acreage tax  
   57.	   Loans given by Farmers Organisations and by Agrarian Development Councils to be recoverable  
   58.	   Audit and accounts  
   59.	   Auditor of Accounts of Agrarian Development Council   
   60.	   Establishment the Farmer Organisation District Federation  
   61.	   The powers and functions of Farmers' Organisations District Federation  
   62.	   Membership fees &c  
   63.	   Maintaining of accounts of a Farmers' Organisation District Federation  
   64.	   Establishment of Farmers' Organisation Provincial Federations  
   65.	   Establishment of Sri Lanka National Farmers-Organisation Federation  
   66.	   Sri Lanka National Farmers Organisations Federation may obtain membership fees &c  
   67.	   The powers and function of Sri-Lanka National Farmers' Organisations Federation,  
   68.	   Provisions for the maintenance of an of examination accounts of the Sri Lanka National Farmers' Organisation Federations  
   69.	   Organisation, Agrarian Development Council. Fanners' Organisation District Federations Farmers' Organisation Provincial Federations the Sri Lanka National Farmers' Organisation Federations exempt from stamp duty and fees  
   70.	   Farmers Organisations Agrarian Development Councils. Farmers' Organisation District Federation, Farmers' Organisation Provincial Federation and Sri Lanka National Farmers Organisation Federation exempted from the Inland Revenue Act  
   71.	   Application of Bribery Act  
   72.	   Officers' and Servants of Farmers' Organisations Agrarian Development Council. Farmers Organisation District Federation, Farmers' Organisation Provincial Federation, and Sri Lanka National Farmers Organisation Federation to be deemed to be public officers  
   73.	   No suit to lie against member or servant of Fanners' Organisations, Agrarian Development Councils, Fanners' Organisation District Federation Farmers' Organisations Provincial Federations or the Sri Lanka National Farmers' Organisation Federation  
   74.	   The powers and functions of Agricultural Research and Production Assistants,  
   75.	   Agrarian Development Council to issue identity cards  
   76.	   Commissioner- General may call for information  
   77.	   Power of the Commissioner-  
   78.	   Commissioner- subject to the general direction of the Minister,  
   79.	   Persons authorised to prosecute  
   80.	   Commissioner-General to have powers of a District Court  
   81.	   Supervision and administration of irrigation work to be under the Farmers' Organisation  
   82.	   Farmers Organization to be informed of any construction projects &c  
   83.	   interference with the protection of irrigation work  
   84.	   Allowing the flow of waste matter to paddy lands or watercourses  
   85.	   offence relating to dumping of waste matter into paddy lands and watercourses  
   86.	   Meetings of the Owner cultivators and occupiers  
   87.	   Action to be taken when it is contrary to any custom or rule relating to the field agriculture  
   88.	   Agrarian Development Council to make advances  
   89.	   Procedure to be followed in digging wells for cultivation  
   90.	   Interference with cultivation rights of owner cultivation or occupier  
   91.	   Right of owners of agricultural land not exceeding half an acre  
   92.	   Action to be taken regarding stray animals  
   93.	   Remuneration to employees  
   94.	   Compulsory acquisition of agricultural land  
   95.	   Regulations,  
   96.	   Penalty  
   97.	   Agrarian Development Fund  
   98.	   This Act to prevail over other written Law  
   99.	   Repeal of Act No. 58 of 1979  
   100.	   Sinhala text to Prevail in case of inconsistancy  
   101.	   Interpretation,